S. 2679 · 115th Congress
Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018
Law · 115-416 · Jan 3, 2019Key: what the circles and colors mean
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5 cosponsors · 4 D, 1 R
2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Apr 16, 2018
- Senate Passed Dec 6, 2018
- House Passed Dec 20, 2018 389–1
- President To the President Dec 27, 2018
- President Signed Jan 3, 2019
- Law Jan 3, 2019
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 3, 2019
Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to give access to and manage the distribution of U.S-owned surplus property, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the SBA, the General Services Administration, and the head of the state agency for surplus properties, to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans. This includes access to foreign excess property returned to a state for handling as surplus property.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018
Latest action (Jan 3, 2019): Became Public Law No: 115-416.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 16, 2018
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- Senate Introduced Apr 16, 2018
- Senate Passed Dec 6, 2018
- House Passed Dec 20, 2018 389–1
- President To the President Dec 27, 2018
- President Signed Jan 3, 2019
- Law Jan 3, 2019
Final vote · House · Dec 20, 2018
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan